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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)