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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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