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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. 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. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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