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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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