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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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