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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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