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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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