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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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