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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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