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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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