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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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