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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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