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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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