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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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