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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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