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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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