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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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