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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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