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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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