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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to take 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. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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