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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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