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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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