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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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