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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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