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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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