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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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