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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education are empowering humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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