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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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