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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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