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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses 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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