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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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