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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches 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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