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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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