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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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