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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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