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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models 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 stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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