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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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