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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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