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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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