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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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