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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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