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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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