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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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