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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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