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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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