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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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