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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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