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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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