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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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