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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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