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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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