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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews 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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