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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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