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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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