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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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