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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education