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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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