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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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