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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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