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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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