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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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