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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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