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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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