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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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