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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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