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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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