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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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