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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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