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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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