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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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