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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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