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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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