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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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