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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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