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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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