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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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