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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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