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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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