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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology enable learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. 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. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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