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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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