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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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