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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part 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 classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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