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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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