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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free 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 numerous subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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