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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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