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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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