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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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