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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning enable people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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