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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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