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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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