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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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