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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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