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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also deals with the major 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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