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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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