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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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