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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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