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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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