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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational endeavours. People want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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