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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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