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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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