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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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