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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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