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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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