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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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