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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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