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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always 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 numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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