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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes 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. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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