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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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