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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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