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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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