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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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