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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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