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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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