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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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