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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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