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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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