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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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