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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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