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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand these open education ventures. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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