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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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