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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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