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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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