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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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