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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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