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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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