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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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