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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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