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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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