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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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