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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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