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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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