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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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