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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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