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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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