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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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