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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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