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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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