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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details 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 resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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