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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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