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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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