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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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