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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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