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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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