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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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