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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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