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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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