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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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