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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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