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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning are enabling students in nations all around 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 courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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