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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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