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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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