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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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