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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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