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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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