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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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