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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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