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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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