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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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