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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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