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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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