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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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