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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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