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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning are enabling students all over the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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