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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology enable learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education ventures. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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