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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models 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 issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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