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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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