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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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