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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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