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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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