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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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