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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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