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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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