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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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