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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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