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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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