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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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