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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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