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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education enable learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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