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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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