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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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