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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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