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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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