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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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