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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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