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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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