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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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