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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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