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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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