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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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