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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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