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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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