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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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