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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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