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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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