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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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