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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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