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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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