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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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