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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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