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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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