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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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