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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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