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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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