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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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