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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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