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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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