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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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