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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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