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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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