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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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