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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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