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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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