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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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