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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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