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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology enable learners all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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