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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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