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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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