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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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