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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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