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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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