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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches 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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