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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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