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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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