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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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