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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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