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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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