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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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