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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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