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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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