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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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