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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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