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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key 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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