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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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