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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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