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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 massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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