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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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