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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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