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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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