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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the interesting new 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 describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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