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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also considers 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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