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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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