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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers 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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