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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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