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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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