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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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