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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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