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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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