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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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