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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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