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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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