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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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