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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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