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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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