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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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