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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. 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. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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