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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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