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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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