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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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