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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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