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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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