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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational experiments. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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