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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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