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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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