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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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