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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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