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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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