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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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