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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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