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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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