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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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