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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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