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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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