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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education