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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to understand these compelling new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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