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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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