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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology enable students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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