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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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