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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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