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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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