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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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