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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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