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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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