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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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