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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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