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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning are enabling humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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