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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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