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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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