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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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