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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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