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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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