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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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