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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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