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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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