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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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