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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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