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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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