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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What 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 participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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