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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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