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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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