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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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