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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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