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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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