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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education ventures. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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