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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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