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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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