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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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