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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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