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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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