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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. 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 massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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