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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the most important 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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