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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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