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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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