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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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