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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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