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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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