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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Libya to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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