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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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