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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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