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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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