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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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