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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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