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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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