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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators 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 experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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