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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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