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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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