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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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