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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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