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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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