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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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