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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed 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 business models are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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