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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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