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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the interesting 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 sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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