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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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