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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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