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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers 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 evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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