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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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