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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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