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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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