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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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