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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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