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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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