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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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