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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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