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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners 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 a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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