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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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