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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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