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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning enable students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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