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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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