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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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