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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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