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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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