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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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