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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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