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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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