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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured 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 courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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