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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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