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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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