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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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