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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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