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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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