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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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