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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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