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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to understand these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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