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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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