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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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