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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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