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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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