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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand these new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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