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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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