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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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