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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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