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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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