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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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