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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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