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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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