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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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