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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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