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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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