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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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