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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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