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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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