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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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