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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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