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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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