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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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