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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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