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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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