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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. 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. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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