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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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