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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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