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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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