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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning enable humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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