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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC 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 institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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