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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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