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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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