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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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