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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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