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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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