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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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