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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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