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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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