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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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