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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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