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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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