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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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