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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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