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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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