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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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