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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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