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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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