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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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