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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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