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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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