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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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