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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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