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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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