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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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