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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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