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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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