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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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