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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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