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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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