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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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