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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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