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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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