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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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