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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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