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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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