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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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