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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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