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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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