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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning are enabling students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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