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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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