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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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