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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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