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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews 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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