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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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