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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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