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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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