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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important 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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