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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This 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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