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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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