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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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