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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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