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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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