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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers 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 assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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