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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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