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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different 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 experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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