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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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