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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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