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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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