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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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