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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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