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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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