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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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