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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in 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. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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