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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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