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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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