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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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