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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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