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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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