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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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