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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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