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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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