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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. 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. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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