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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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