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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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