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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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