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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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