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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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