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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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