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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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