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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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