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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are empowering students all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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