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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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