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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology enable humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

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