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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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