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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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