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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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