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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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