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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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