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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education