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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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