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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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