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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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