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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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