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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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