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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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