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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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