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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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