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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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