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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What 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 teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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