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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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