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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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