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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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