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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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