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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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