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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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