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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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