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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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