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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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