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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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