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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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