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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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