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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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