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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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