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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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