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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning have empowered learners all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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