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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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