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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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