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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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