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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models 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 institutions handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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